Oh…God…Inuyasha couldn't remember how to breathe the right way. This was his date? What the hell? When the fudge did this happen? There was no God…"You're my date? You?" he screamed back. "What the hell? Miroku!" Inuyasha bellowed at the top of his lungs. He grabbed Miroku by the collar. "What…the hell…happened to my hot date?" he growled.
Miroku was obviously very puzzled at this moment. "What are you talking about? Kagome is your hot date! I thought you guys knew you were each other's dates!" "Of course we didn't!" Kagome yelled. "If I had known this jerk was going to be my date, I never would have gone!" she yelled in his face. "But…didn't you have pet names for each other?" Miroku managed to stutter. "What pet names?" Inuyasha yelled. "If I do remember correctly, it was 'wench' for Kagome, and 'jerk' for Inuyasha," Miroku said. Wait. That sounded stupid to him just now.
Kagome wanted to crawl into a hole and die. Her fantasy romance dreams had been thrashed by…by…Inuyasha! Suddenly, all memories of her fantasy dates with a dark, tall, handsome stranger were replaced with images of her and…Inuyasha. Even the thought of going on a date with him made her shudder. "No…please tell me this isn't happening," she pleaded with Miroku. His face was sullen. "I'm truly sorry, Kagome…" he replied sadly.
Sango blinked. What was going on? She couldn't hear anything inside the car. But she saw Inuyasha grab Miroku, and both he and Kagome were yelling at Miroku. Poor Miroku. Sango wasn't sure what was going on, but it was pretty obvious that Miroku was being given a rough time. She felt bad for him. "They're all probably just hungry," Sango muttered to herself, knowing how her friends got when they were starving. "Eh…" and with that, she laid back into her seat.
Inuyasha knew that he didn't like Kagome, and was definitely pissed at the date arrangements. This…this wench was the sweet, caring girl that Miroku had described to him? Even if they hadn't planned on going on the date together, she shouldn't have been that upset. He growled. What was so horrible about going on a date with him? She wasn't exactly a celebrity, either. Well, he would prove her wrong, and that she could have a good time with him. But first…"You gonna get in the car, or what?" he snapped. She hopped into the car and slammed the door shut, locking her side of the car. He growled and stormed angrily over to the other side, where he jerked the car door open with brutal force, and slammed it shut with equal force.
"Don't scratch the hardware!" Miroku yelped at Inuyasha. Inuyasha reopened his door and slammed it again, only this time, much harder. Miroku rolled his eyes. It was going to be a long ride. And the restaurant was only about ten minutes away. He gingerly got into the front driver seat and shut the door gently behind him. "Hey…does anyone smell tic tac?" Miroku asked in confusion. Inuyasha and Sango coughed a couple of times, but Miroku shrugged it off.
Kagome was trying to keep the tears from flooding. She had gone through all of this trouble…just for that…that jerk sitting beside her? This couldn't be…this wasn't happening…but she turned her head, catching a glimpse of Inuyasha's silver bangs and knew it was true. She kept telling herself that it wasn't that bad, but she didn't believe it all. Miroku swerved sharply, sending Kagome flying into Inuyasha with a crash. "Oof!" she exclaimed. She landed on top of Inuyasha's lap. He was pretty comfy…and he was warm, too. "Do you mind getting off my lap? I'm not your seat," Inuyasha stated sarcastically. "Oh. Sorry," Kagome apologized, blushing as she eased back into her seat. "You better put your seat belt on, too. With this nut driving, I'm not sure where we'll end up," Inuyasha added. "Hey!" Miroku protested. "Oh shut up, and keep your eyes on the road," Inuyasha snarled. No less than five minutes later, the roller coaster ride ended, and Miroku parked the car. "Ugh. I'm going to be sick," Kagome announced as she shakily exited the car. She wanted to pass out. Clutching her stomach weakly, she leaned against the car.
Inuyasha slammed his car door shut to spite Miroku. It worked. Miroku growled at Inuyasha as he passed. Inuyasha glanced at Kagome. What was wrong with her? She was sick already? They hadn't even eaten yet! Geez, what was with this girl? He swallowed his pride and cautiously approached her. "Hey. Are you alright wen-...Ka...Kagome?" Her head snapped up immediately. "What did you call me?" she asked, peering at him with brilliant midnight eyes. He inhaled sharply. Her eyes were so beautiful…why hadn't he ever noticed before?
"Inuyasha?" Kagome asked, hoping to snap him out of his daze. What was he staring at? It was just a little bit of make-up. "Huh?" he looked up, startled. She arched a brow at him. "I'm fine," she stated, answering his previous question. "Oh." Was his simple response. Oh? What was up with him? She couldn't understand this guy. What did he want from her? Well, all of her frustration melted when he held out his arm. "What? You want me to kiss your hand or something? You know, you are really full of-" He shook his head quickly. "No, I'm offering you my arm…you know, so I can escort you?" he said, in…was that a pleading note to his voice? "Sure…" Kagome uttered. He flashed a quick half-smile as she linked her arm in his. And they walked into the restaurant together.
Meanwhile, Miroku had gently opened the door for Sango. "Here you are, Milady Sango," he said, with a flourish of his hand. She smiled, the first he had seen all night. "Thank you, Miroku," she said. He nervously smiled back. Kagome and Inuyasha had gone ahead. Yes!
Sango groaned. Kagome and Inuyasha had gone ahead. How could Kagome ditch her boyfriend like that? Sango was shocked. "Sorry…about Kagome…" she said timidly. Miroku looked like he had obviously gone to a lot of trouble for Kagome, and this was how she repaid him?
"Eh?" Miroku asked. He shrugged. "Yeah. She didn't know Inuyasha was her date tonight, and he didn't know Kagome was his date," he said, sighing and shaking his head. "Poor kids…I guess that it was my mistake," he added sheepishly.
Wait a minute. Kagome was Inuyasha's date? Not Miroku's? What? "Miroku-" Sango began, only to be interrupted by Miroku. "Wait here, ok?" he asked, his eyes lit up with excitement. She only nodded in blank shock. He disappeared behind his car only to re-emerge with a bouquet of roses. Kagome's roses? Sango's brow wrinkled with confusion. "I don't understand, Miroku…" Sango remarked.
"These are for you. I tried to hide them in the back, so you wouldn't see, but I'm not very good at hiding things. Not from you. I'm sorry…" Miroku stated, his hands trembling as he held the bouquet out to her. She looked incredibly shocked, and Miroku panicked. Sango was silent for a while. Then she lifted her head up and locked her gaze on Miroku. "These roses…are really for me?" she asked meekly. Miroku blinked. "Of course! Who else who they be for? Inuyasha?" he teased. Sango's eyes lit up, and the deep shade of purple in her eyes enchanted him. "You look…beautiful, as usual," he breathed. The fact that she blushed made him blush as well.
"Thank you…" Sango said shyly, as she took the bouquet of roses from his outstretched arm. "I thought that the roses were for Kagome," she admitted. He looked confused. "Why? Didn't she tell you that we were double-dating?" Double-dating? "Oh my God…" Sango said suddenly. Miroku looked at her in concern. "What?" he asked, face filled with concern. "I thought you and Kagome were going out!" Sango exclaimed, laughing in relief.
Him…and Kagome? Miroku burst out laughing. "No! Of course not!" he managed to say between spasms of laughing. But then something struck him, and it made him stop laughing. "Is…that why you've been so upset these past few days?" he asked. She nodded slowly. "But…why would you be so upset over that?" he asked, his voice raspy and unbelieving.
"I-…" Sango was once more interrupted, as Miroku suddenly bent down, their lips finally meeting. She leaned in, applying more pressure into the kiss. His lips were warm and inviting…her arms reached up to wrap tightly around his neck. This felt…so right. His arms slipped around her waist, and surprisingly, his hands stayed where they were for once.
His heart was pounding, and his brain was panicking when he had first bent down to kiss her. But to his surprise, and delight, she responded to his kiss. She tasted so sweet, like candy. He found that he had wanted to do this for such a long time. And now that he had it, he just couldn't get enough of her delicious lips, and her comforting arms wrapped around his neck. His fingers and heart burned with passion for the black haired girl who was currently with him. "Mmm…" he breathed through his lips.
Kagome elbowed Inuyasha. "Stop moving!" Inuyasha growled. "Isn't spying illegal?" he asked. The two were hiding in the bush in front of the restaurant. When Miroku and Sango weren't looking, they had ducked…or jumped, into the bush. It was hard to keep still, as the branches got tangled in her hair, but she had to see what was wrong with Sango. "Oh my God!" she screeched, knocking over Inuyasha in her excitement. "Ow, woman!" he snapped as he toppled over, making the bush shake violently. "Shh!" Kagome whispered, crouching lower into the leaves. A minute later, a waiter appeared outside, pointing to the bush. "Don't…move…don't…breathe…" Kagome whispered through clenched teeth. Inuyasha nodded. The waiter was shouting. "The bush! It moved! It's possessed! Call the police!" he shouted. The manager rolled his eyes. "And tell them what? You're cracked? Keino, I told you specifically not to eat that egg salad!" He threw his hands into the air in exasperation. Keino blinked, peering closer at the bush…"Boo!" Inuyasha shouted loudly. "Oh my God!" Keino yelled, darting back into the restaurant. Kagome smacked Inuyasha. "That poor boy! He's probably having a nervous breakdown by now!" she hissed. He shrugged. "Feh, that's his problem." Turning her attention back to Sango and Miroku, and she gasped. They were kissing! Finally! She elbowed Inuyasha in the face repeatedly. "Look! Look! They're kissing! Look!" she yelled.
"Quiet, woman!" he hissed. "You want to get caught?" he asked angrily, trying to blink away all the fuzzy colored spots in front of his face. But Kagome was too excited to listen. "Take a look!" she shouted, pushing his face out of the bush. "Ack!" he yelled as he fell halfway out of the bush. Kagome hastily pulled him back in. "What are you doing, playing around like that? You want to get caught?" she yelled. What the hell? "But- you pushed me!" he protested. She wasn't paying attention. This woman was nuttier than a bag of cracked walnuts.
She laughed, tickling his lips. After a few more moments, Sango pulled back and rested her head on his shoulder. "Wow," Miroku gasped. Sango felt a smile creeping over her lips. "Don't smile," Miroku said suddenly. "Why not?" Sango asked, baffled. "Because it makes me want to keep on kissing you…" Miroku admitted sheepishly. "Oh?" Sango said, placing her hand upon her hip. "And what's wrong with that?" she asked, with a teasing tone. "Nothing, except you made me forget about Kagome and Inuyasha," he replied. Kagome and… "Oh my God! How long have we been out here? They're probably waiting for us!" Sango exclaimed, grabbing Miroku's sleeve and dragging him into the restaurant.
Thankfully, Kagome was smart enough to have bolted into the restaurant when Miroku and Sango had ended the kiss. She, of course, had practically dragged Inuyasha all the way in. He winced. "I feel bad for anyone who was in our way," he muttered. Kagome beamed happily. "It's their problem, not mine," she said, using his words against him. Miroku and Sango finally entered, both looking out of breath. "What took you so long?" Kagome asked sweetly. Inuyasha, who was sitting beside her, snorted loudly.
Miroku blinked. "Um…Sango just forgot her purse in the car, and I couldn't find my keys," he lied. Inuyasha peered at Miroku suspiciously. "But you were holding the keys in your hand the who-Ow, damnit!" he exclaimed as Kagome elbowed him sharply. What was going on with the two? Miroku looked at Sango, who shrugged.
Kagome gave them a fake smile. "Oh. I see," she said, pretending to believe them. She and Inuyasha knew very full well what they had been doing. Miroku smiled. "So what were you doing while we were kis-" Sango elbowed him. "-looking for my keys?" he finished. "Us? We were…um…just talking," Kagome stuttered. "Oh? About what?" Miroku inquired. Kagome scowled. What was with Miroku's questions?
"Bushes," Inuyasha said calmly. Everyone turned to look at him. Inuyasha smirked as he noticed that Kagome was glaring at him. "By the way, Kagome…is that a twig in your hair?" Inuyasha asked in the most innocent tone he could manage. Kagome brushed frantically at her hair. "Just kidding," he said in a bored tone. "Inuyasha!" she yelled. Smack! Suddenly, Inuyasha found himself facedown on the floor. "Damn…ow…"
Sango blinked. Some people sure were strange when they were hungry…